(CNN) People in Utah may think twice about having that extra drink before driving home from their New Year's Eve parties.

Starting December 30, the state will lower its blood-alcohol content limit to 0.05, the strictest DUI standard in the nation.

The new law also states that anyone who "operates a motor vehicle in a negligent manner causing the death of another" and has a "blood alcohol concentration of .05 grams or greater" will have committed a criminal homicide, a felony.

The state says it's seen an average of 29 DUI arrests every day for the last five years, a total of more than 54,400 arrests.

"Despite decades of public campaigns and other efforts to discourage driving after drinking, survey and observational data show many people continue to do so," Utah's Department of Public Safety said in a statement.

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